Gary Smith (footballer, born 1984)
Smith in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Stephen Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2003 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Wimbledon (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | Milton Keynes Dons | 71 | (5) |
| 2007–2009 | Brentford | 33 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Darlington | 71 | (2) |
| –2012 | Brotton Railway Arms | ||
| Total | 186 | (11) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gary Stephen Smith (born 30 January 1984) is a retired English professional football midfielder who played in the Football League for Milton Keynes Dons, Brentford and Darlington.
A midfielder, Smith began his career in the academy at hometown Premier League club Middlesbrough and signed his first professional contract in July 2002. While a reserve team player, Smith admitted liability for breaking the leg of Manchester United midfielder Ben Collett, who was eventually forced to retire from football due to the tackle. Smith failed to win a call into the first team squad before being released at the end of the 2003–04 season.
On 23 March 2004, Smith joined Milton Keynes-based First Division strugglers Wimbledon on loan until the end of the 2003–04 season. The following day, he made the first senior appearance of his career as a 37th-minute substitute for Albert Jarrett in a 1–0 defeat to Millwall. Smith scored the first senior goal of his career in the following match, with what proved to be a consolation in a 2–1 defeat to Ipswich Town. He finished the season with 11 appearances and three goals, but despite suffering relegation to League One, Smith signed a three-year contract with the club (now renamed Milton Keynes Dons) on a free transfer in May 2004.
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